Chelsea prepare to sneak into Arsenal and Tottenham battle for Leandro Trossard

Chelsea are worried about any further tug-of-war with the Blues monitoring Tottenham's interest in £25m from Leandro Trossard.

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He follows his surprising closing weekend to hijack Arsenal's £88.5m pass from Shakhtar winger Mykhaylo Mudryk. That took Chelsea's January

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However, with the new owners of the west London club determined to completely overhaul the squad and kit, it is understood that their mid-season venture

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Brighton striker Trossard joins the Belgian World Cup team after an excellent first half of the season in which he scored goals against Liverpool

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Spurs and Arsenal are big fans of the 28-year-old who appeared before rival golf teams after falling out with Brighton head coach Roberto de Zerbi.

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But Chelsea's superior form of financial firepower can effortlessly overcome something provided through both members to reunite the player with Graham Potter.

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De Zerbi has left the door open for Trossard to fight his return to Brighton's first group after he went under the radar in the remaining games.

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Chelsea are worried about any further tug-of-war with the Blues monitoring Tottenham's interest in £25m from Leandro Trossard.

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